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Technology Transfer and Cooperation under the Convention on Biological Diversity

… address this challenge by pursuing three objectives: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of … (for instance sustainable forest management, or integrated water resources management). But they also include hard … conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, such as water management, coastal zone management, forestry, does not …
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Transboundary River Basins: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… Recommendations 1. Environmental, human and agricultural water stresses often occur in the same transboundary river basins, resulting in competition for water between sectors and between countries. Relative risk … UNEP-DHI, and consists of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (co-lead), the Stockholm International …
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The importance of adaptation and disaster risk reduction in coastal areas

… of higher elevation shores; and the salinization of ground-water in many coastal and small island territories; AWARE … such services are food, fuelwood and timber provision, and water and climate regulation. The full suite of these and … impacts of climate change and other hazards by aligning conservation, development and poverty alleviation interests; …
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Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 9 Wetlands and spiritual life

… lakes in recent times has led to increasing problems of water shortage, flooding, and lack of clean water, and in some areas efforts are now being made to … heritage – and at the same time often ensuring the conservation and wise use of wetlands. The Ramsar Bureau Rue …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape

… farther inland, salt is extracted through evaporation of water with a high salt content, in a process in which the “four basic elements” are reflected: the water that provides the salt; the soil for building walls and … to evaporation and turns the windmills that pump the water; and the heat of the sun. This can be observed in the …
19 Jun 2026 Document

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… of the principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its inclusion in global … of equitable and reasonable use of shared international water resources. The target audience includes policymakers … of transboundary waters and concerning the maintenance and conservation of riverine ecosystems, as set out in Articles …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

… at the basin level, including the 2002 Senegal River Water Charter, the 2008 Niger Basin Water Charter and the 2012 Lake Chad Basin Charter and case … Field of the Environment for the Guidance of States in the Conservation and Harmonious Utilization of Natural Resources …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to cooperation in the joint management of shared water resources. Considering the authoritative character of … and as a model for ad hoc agreements regulating specific water bodies. http://www.unwatercoursesconvention.org/ … states; Existing and potential uses of the watercourse; Conservation, protection, development and economy of use of …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

European charter on hunting and biodiversity

… CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS … V/6)15. They advocate integrated management of land, water and living resources for promoting the conservation and … Approach53 1. The objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal choice. …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… They can be conveyed for thousands of miles through air or water currents, and may be found in remote ecosystems far … to the presence of the chemical in the media: soil, air, water, sediment). Certain chemicals, such as POPs, are … Eisa M. Abdellatif, President of the Sudanese Environment Conservation Society from 1992 to 1997 and currently Chief …
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